Last week, Aldi and Kroger announced a recall of their Michigan grown apples, and now Meijer has joined in. Just recently, Meijer announced a voluntary recall “involving Michigan grown apples that may be tainted with listeria.” According to the FDA, the retailer's recall only impacts “select Meijer brand packaged products that contain sliced apples."Listeria is serious business and nothing to take lightly. Not only can the bacteria cause fever and nausea in healthy individuals, but it can prove fatal for children, the elderly, and others with weakened immune systems.

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At the moment, the recalled sliced apples can be identified by the sell-by dates, which include dates between December 17 and December 21. Additionally, they were “sold at Meijer stores throughout Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Kentucky and Wisconsin," and were supplied by Detroit-based Fresh-Pak, Inc., a company that “also issued a recall after being alerted to possible listeria contamination by Sparta-based apple grower Jack Brown” last week.According to this most recent recall notice, the Meijer recall includes the following products:

• Meijer Michigan Harvest Salad | 10 oz. plastic container | UPC 708820684003

• Meijer Shareable Waldorf Salad | 16 oz. plastic container | UPC 713733538640

• Meijer Fresh Cranberry Apple Stuffing Starter | 18.9 oz. container | UPC 719283379771

For now, customers who have the recalled apple products in their homes should throw it away or “return it to Meijer’s customer service desk for a full refund.”

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